Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Morgan was born about 1766, in Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Edward Morgan, was 30 and his mother, Susanna Taylor, was 26. He married Rebecca Van Metre on 6 November 1792, in Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 24 July 1828, in Ohio, Virginia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in West Liberty, Ohio, West Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Joseph Morgan, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Joseph Morgan in entry for Edward Morgan, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
- Joseph Morgan, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1766–1828 Male
1746– Female
Children (7)
1793–1874 Female
1796–1860 Male
1798–1872 Male
1801–1838 Male
1805–1890 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1737–1799 Male
1742–1799 Female
Siblings (9)
1763– Male
1764–1833 Male
1763–1816 Female
1766–1828 Male
1769–1834 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1775
Age 9
1776
Age 10
1783 · A Free America
Age 17
Name Meaning
Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).
Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).
Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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